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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (l.) shouts 'Come on, Japan' along with Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama (c.) and other people as he visits Ishinomaki, a port town devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, on April 10. Kyodo News/AP

Japanese workers remove rubble and garbage from a graveyard in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 15. Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Japanese soldiers clear the rubble from a classroom at Okawa Elementary School, severely impacted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 11. Kyodo News/AP

A man walks through the debris at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 5. Vincent Yu/AP

A Japanese soldier hurls a tire from a classroom at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 11. Kyodo News/AP

A Japanese man removes mud and rubble from his home Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 15. Sergey Ponomarev/AP

A Japanese man removes wall blocks as he cleans the area around his home in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 15. Sergey Ponomarev/AP

A Japanese worker gets on his earth mover in Ishinomaki, Japan, on April 15. Sergey Ponomarev/AP

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A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a small tsunami and causing buildings to sway as far away as Tokyo. Japan officials report no fatalities from the earthquake or small tsunami.

A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several people along the northeastern coast were reportedly injured and buildings in Tokyo and elsewhere swayed for several minutes.